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Blue Jays pitcher loses it in the dugout
Blue Jays pitcher Brandon Morrow isn’t having the best year. Following Thursday’s game, his ERA sits at 5.50. The Blue Jays’ bats got hot in a hurry Thursday against the Orioles’ staff and gave Morrow some run support. The Jays led 8-4 going into the 8th inning before Morrow served up back-to-back jacks to Nick Markakis and Adam Jones. The result: The departure of Morrow...
If healthy and not reeking of booze, Michael Pineda will make a great Yankee this summer in the Bronx
Consistently hitting 93 mph on the radar, New York Yankees flamethrower Michael Pineda tossed five innings on Thursday afternoon in an extended spring training start. Shelved since undergoing the knife last May to fix a torn anterior labral in his right shoulder, the 24-year-old Pineda reported no concerns and is expected to soon partake in a minor league rehab assignment. Acquired...
Atlanta Braves News: Teammates Battle for Playing Time
The Atlanta Braves have continued playing excellent baseball since the completion of the Dodgers series on Sunday, as the team steamrolled right through the Minnesota Twins on their way to a 4 ½ game lead in the NL East over the Nationals.
This great play, however, does not come without some difficulties; namely that the Braves have a roster full of talent but only nine positions...
Fan runs onto field at Royals-Angels game, steals rosin bag, makes cop eat dirt (Video)
A fan ran onto the field at Kauffman Stadium during the middle of the eighth inning in a game between the Los Angeles Angels and Kansas City Royals, providing some of the best excitement of the night. Angels reliever Michael Kohn had an 0-2 count on Alcides Escobar in the bottom of the eighth when a fan wearing a Royals jersey ran onto the field. The fan ran right behind the pitching...
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Mike Trout hits homer estimated at 463 feet
Tweet We’re quickly approaching the point where nothing Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout does on the baseball field should surprise us anymore. Trout had a rookie season for the ages in 2012. Yesterday, he became the youngest player in American League history to hit for the cycle. Today, he’s crushing 460+ ft. home [...]
Nate McLouth nearly hit by flying bottle of beer (GIF)
A classless fan at Thursday night's Toronto Blue Jays game threw a bottle of beer from one of the upper decks at the Rogers Centre onto the field, narrowly missing Baltimore Orioles left fielder Nate McLouth.
McLouth had just caught a fly ball at the warning track and was about to throw the ball back in when the bottle landed on the field no more than 3 feet from him. McLouth...
Nate McLouth makes catch, falls into crowd, and gets a beer thrown at him
In Thursday night's Orioles-Blue Jays game at Rogers Centre, Baltimore left fielder Nate McLouth experienced a trifecta of wackiness in the bottom of the sixth inning.
Toronto center fielder Colby Rasmus hit a fly ball down the left field line that McLouth got a beat on and grabbed while running. Without time to stop his momentum, McLouth fell into the stands up the left...
Jered Weaver to rejoin Angels next week
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Jered Weaver will return to the rotation of the Los Angeles Angels next week. Weaver has not pitched since April 7 due to an fractured left elbow.
Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Angels manager Mike Scioscia said that his right hander would rejoin the rotation as long as his bullpen session goes well later this week.
Weaver will return to the Angels without...
Where would Cardinals be without their rookie pitchers?
Beset by injuries, the Cardinals have had to turn to the farm system early and often this year.
Normally, when you're dealing with young and unproven players, the results are at best mixed. However, so far the Cardinals rookies have come through. The latest example being Tyler Lyons, who started for the Cardinals last night and hurled 7 innings while allowing only 1 run...
Cincinnati Bearcats baseball team rocks postgame interviews
College baseball teams sure seem to have fun, and the Cincinnati Bearcats are a good example.
UC finished the regular season 24-32 and placed ninth in the Big East with a 6-18 mark, failing to qualify for the conference tournament. ... But that didn't deter the Bearcats from having a jolly good time.
There was jousting.
There was addressing of royalty.
There was swimming...
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Blue Jays take BP at New York driving range
It's not often that you see Major League Baseball players hitting baseballs at a driving range but it appears that the Toronto Blue Jays did just that. As part of a video for the MLB Fan Cave, Blue Jays sluggers Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion went to Chelsea Pier driving range to hit some long balls: Your browser does not support iframes.
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Phillies fan at game with MacBook, iPad, iPhone
For some reason, this Philadelphia Phillies fan made the trek to Miami to watch his team take on the Marlins Wednesday night.But it looks like he had no interest in watching the actual game being played on the field, though. A person sitting behind this man sent in the photo to Deadspin with the following details:This guy has his MacBook, iPad, and iPhone in the front row at the...
Please check Canseco's swing
It's not exactly breaking news to assert that former slugger Jose Canseco might have a screw or two loose.
With his latest barrage of imprudent tweets about his involvement in an alleged sexual assault in Las Vegas, Canseco seems to have crossed a dangerous line from quirky and confounding online sideshow to a man who may be distressed, unstable, unhealthy and perhaps in trouble...
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Cashman's prayers are answered: Seattle scorns Jesus, as Pineda resurrection looms
Well - as Steve Jobs said to Bill Gates - you never what to believe when you cut a deal with somebody from Seattle.All last year, the Jesus Montero trade - (I believe I called it "the debacle") - looked like a long range Yankee death and the reason to - as Hunter Thompson would say - stuff Brian Cashman into a bottle and put him out with the Japanese tide. Today, vindication...
Could Braves Trade Evan Gattis?
Could Evan Gattis be a trade chip?
The Braves Evan Gattis has come on the scene and made a big splash in his rookie season. Gattis already has 10 home runs (2nd on the team and tied for 4th in the NL) in just 121 plate appearances and is second on the Braves with 27 runs-batted-in, only one behind team leader, Justin Upton.
Gattis was dynamic in the just completed six game home stand...
Stl Cardinals Garcia may never be the same after surgery
The Stl Cardinals have lost pitcher Jaime Garcia for the season because of a torn labrum in his left shoulder. The injury will require surgery and cost him the rest of 2013.
The lefty starter originally felt pain in his shoulder during a start in the 2012 National League Divisional Series against the Washington Nationals. He pitched two innings before being pulled from the start...
Calling up Kevin Gausman another bold move for Baltimore Orioles
No one can say the Baltimore Orioles aren't afraid to make a bold move to stay competitive in the AL East.
Well, I suppose I might have said that during the offseason when the O's didn't add an impact hitter or pitcher to capitalize on the success of their improbable run to an AL wild-card playoff spot.
But manager Buck Showalter and general manager Dan Duquette...
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